Yelp Widget Pro

Description

Yelp Widget Pro

Yelp Widget Pro allows you to easily display Yelp reviews and profiles for any business on your website easily configurable widget. Yelp Widget Pro users are able to display business names, ratings, review counts and profile images in any WordPress sidebar. Customize the widget to display one or many listings from Yelp based on location.

This widget supports for Yelp’s Search and Business API methods. Yelp Widget Pro allows for multiple widgets within the same or separate sidebars. No coding knowledge is required.

Screenshots

A view of the Yelp Widget Pro Settings page displaying the metabox to enter in your Yelp API key.

Yelp Widget Pro expanded displaying all available options.

How the widget looks in a website sidebar.

Installation

Upload the yelp-widget-pro folder and it’s contents to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install via the WP plugins panel in your WordPress admin dashboard

Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

That’s it! You should now be able to access the Plugin’s options via your settings panel. You will need to enter your Yelp API information prior to using the plugin.

Note: If you have WordPress 2.7 or above you can simply go to ‘Plugins’ > ‘Add New’ in the WordPress admin and search for “Yelp Widget Pro” and install it from there.

FAQ

Installation Instructions

Upload the yelp-widget-pro folder and it’s contents to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install via the WP plugins panel in your WordPress admin dashboard

Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

That’s it! You should now be able to access the Plugin’s options via your settings panel. You will need to enter your Yelp API information prior to using the plugin.

Note: If you have WordPress 2.7 or above you can simply go to ‘Plugins’ > ‘Add New’ in the WordPress admin and search for “Yelp Widget Pro” and install it from there.

Why should I use this plugin?

A business website can use this plugin to display their yelp business listing and reviews in their sidebar by using the Business ID search option. You can also use this plugin if you have a website that would benefit in displaying search results for a Yelp search term. For example, a travel website selling reservations could display the top resorts for a given destination.

How do I display only my business?

If you would like to display only your certain business then you must enter in your “Yelp Business ID” in the widget’s ID input. The ID of the business is the last part of the Yelp URL of its Yelp page. Ex: http://www.yelp.com/biz/togos-sandwiches-san-diego-3, the id is togos-sandwiches-san-diego-3. This is the only parameter you need to set to use this method.

How do I get a Yelp API key?

In order for the plugin to access your Yelp reviews, you must have a valid Yelp API key. To get the key please review how to create a Yelp API key.

How do I disable the CSS

If you would like to theme the widget yourself you should disable the plugin’s CSS output. To do that please visit the options page (Settings > Yelp Widget Pro) and check the appropriate option.

The plugin looks funny in my sidebar, what’s the deal?

Some themes may have very small sidebars and CSS styles that conflict or alter the styles within Yelp Widget Pro. To correct any styling errors you can either disable the plugin’s CSS all together or override the CSS selectors in use to make the widget appear how you’d like.

Reviews

Really loved this app and would change my review with an update that does not have the app saying it has exhausted its call limit to yelp for ever not resetting until you deactivate and reactivate the app.

I didn't get very far with this plugin. When you install it, it asks for a Yelp API key, which I'm ok with. The link from settings to Yelp to create the API results in a 404 error. So I followed the link to the WordImpress site with instructions, and that explains how to create a Google Maps API key... which is not the same. The fields in the plugin ask for a Yelp API key, not google maps. I don't even need a map. So I'm confused. Uninstall.

I had some conflicts between my theme and this plugin and I was ready to give up. After letting me know that I could get a refund if I wanted, I agreed to let them try a few things. They were able to work past the conflicts and get the plugin running smoothly.

Author denies that it implies anywhere that Pro displays reviews, but it says it right in the Widget description: Display Yelp business ratings and reviews on your Website.
Happy to provide a screencap. Very annoying.

I needed a quick and easy way to display the Yelp reviews for the business web site I am working on... This was the quick and easy answer. I had a couple issues but the support was on top of things and all is working perfectly now...

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Changelog

2.0.0

We have recently launched a new premium plugin for reviews called WP Business Reviews. You can use this new WordPress review plugin to display your best reviews from platforms like Google, Yelp, and Facebook right on your website.

New: You can now display up to 3 yelp reviews using the widget’s Yelp API “Business” request method.

New: Modernized the styles for a more clean display with improved cross-theme compatibility.